BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota National Guard maintains a high level of readiness and effectiveness, in part, because the organization includes units of maintenance soldiers that are some of the best in the nation. Soldiers from two of those maintenance units were recognized at the National Guard Bureau-level recently, when units from across the United States competed in the Army Award for Maintenance Excellence (AAME) awards program.
The Combined Support Maintenance Shop and the 3662nd Maintenance Company, each based out of Devils Lake, N.D., placed in the awards program, which is designed as a forum for recognition of performance, improvements, initiatives, and logistics operations at all levels.
The CSMS took first place and the 3662nd took fifth place in their respective categories. The program pits units of similar size against one another, and a board evaluates each individual unit's mission accomplishments, effective use of maintenance resources, and management innovation among other things.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Whitford Dwyer, maintenance manager for the North Dakota National Guard, said it was a huge accomplishment for the 3662nd and the CSMS to compete and win at the regional and NGB-level AAME boards.
"North Dakota National Guard soldiers in the maintenance field have a long track record of providing exceptional support," Dwyer said. "Their expertise and excellence has been proven through successful deployments, unit training missions and state emergency missions. The Army Award for Maintenance captures these successes and provides an opportunity to recognize our soldiers' stellar performance, accomplishments and team work."
The units will now go on to compete at the Department of the Army-level competition.
| Date Taken: | 10.08.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 10.08.2013 13:47 |
| Story ID: | 114906 |
| Location: | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, US |
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